Antique French Ecritoire Writer's Desk, Chest, 13" Napoleon III Era, Exotic Woods, Boulle teaspoon The long toothbrush jar might

The long toothbrush jar might be a replacement

The retracting pencil is superb

perhaps used as large open salts or sweet meats serving pieces

hand colored in watercolor on card (thick heavy paper) and framed in mid-1800s French ebonized frames

It has more of a gold color and I'd really rather see this beautiful pendant with a finer chain

Antique French Ecritoire Writer's Desk, Chest, 13" Napoleon III Era, Exotic Woods, Boulle teaspoon The long toothbrush jar mightA superb old beauty that comes to us from the Napoleon III era (c. 1850 70, approximately), a period of highest aesthetic in boxes and chests, caskets, rich with the skills of Master ebenistes, (ebaniste) work. Those are the furniture and cabinetry tradesmen in France and the era brought forth a myriad of the finest old boxes. I've been a box collector from way way back, and these rise above all in my opinion. The boulle cartouche is just beautiful in